Mi Han

Chapter 449 Lu Yi Reminds the Fall of Wu Street
Lu Yi came to Ma Chao's big tent in military uniform.

When Liangzhou was alive and dead, the rulers and ministers of Liangzhou never let go of their swords and their armor.

Lu Yi's face was already severe, but after putting on the military uniform, his whole body became even more fierce.

With Lu Yi's appearance that strangers should not enter, no one who sees him coming will think that it is a good thing.

As expected by Ma Chao, after seeing him, Lu Ai's expression turned a little colder.

It's just that no matter what kind of cold attitude Lu Yi took when facing Ma Chao, the status gap between him and Ma Chao was too great, so after Lu Yi saw Ma Chao, he still saluted Ma Chao.

It's good that Lu Yi came here on behalf of Mi Yang, but when Mi Yang saw Ma Chao, he had to salute.

After saluting, Lu Yi did not delay at all, and took out a silk book from his bosom and read it out.

Lu Yi read aloud very fast, and Ma Chao finished listening to the contents of the silk book in a short while.

But after listening to the contents of the silk book, a look of surprise appeared on Ma Chao's face.

This silk letter was not what he expected, it was a document that Mi Yang wanted to cut his military power.

On the contrary, Mi Yang first praised Ma Chao's good life in the silk script.

Then Mi Yang informed in the silk script that he had written a letter reprimanding Zhang Ni for his actions in the following complaints, and told Ma Chao not to worry.

Especially Mi Yang's last sentence in the silk book moved Ma Chao a little:

"Once the war breaks out, I will head east, and everything to the west is up to you!"

What does this sentence mean?

It means that with Yinping as the boundary, from today onwards, the Liangzhou military in the east of Yinping will be coordinated by Mi Yang himself, while the military in the west will be decided by Ma Chao alone, and Mi Yang will never be hindered.

The meaning expressed by Mi Yang represents his unparalleled trust in Ma Chao, and it is also the highest ceremonial respect for Ma Chao.

Since Ma Chao joined Liu Bei's camp, he has always been No.1 in terms of military positions alone.

Even Guan Yu's position was below Ma Chao's at the beginning.

However, whenever Liu Bei used Ma Chao, he would often appoint Ma Chao, who had a higher status, as his lieutenant general. This was the case during the battle of Xiabian.

This is Liu Bei's check and balance on Ma Chao.

Today, during the Liangzhou Guard War, although Ma Chao's status is higher than that of Mi Yang, he is actually under Mi Yang's command.

Otherwise, how could Zhang Yi report Ma Chao's behavior to Mi Yang.

But today's silk letter from Mi Yang, both in form and in fact, raised Ma Chao to a position with the same power as him.

Ma Chao has never received such respect and trust before.

Yes never!
So today, when Ma Chao gets this precious thing that he never dared to think about before, even if he is a fierce general like Ma Chao, the most emotional string in his heart is also easily plucked by Mi Yang.

There is a saying in the world that a scholar dies for his confidant.

Of course, in the case of Ma Chao in the past, Mi Yang's move is likely to be breeding tigers, and Lu Yi thinks so.

But after experiencing many ups and downs in his life, Ma Chao's temperament has undergone many changes, which can be seen from his care for Ma Dai.

If it were Ma Chao before, he would not care about his parents and younger siblings, would he care about how his younger brother will live in the future?

This is also one of Mi Yang's confidence to do so.

Mi Yang naturally didn't know about the relationship between Ma Chao and Ma Dai, but he was a traveler. He knew something that happened to Ma Chao in the past from the history books.

When Ma Chao lived under Zhang Lu, Dong Zhong, his concubine’s younger brother, came to congratulate him on the New Year. Facing Dong Zhong’s congratulations, Ma Chao beat his chest and vomited blood, saying: “If we live together, we will congratulate each other today. evil?"

From this sentence, it can be seen that Ma Chao has the intention of repenting for what he did back then.

To be honest, knowing this is what made Mi Yang think of using Ma Chao.

Of course, this is emotional trust, but if you want to sit back and relax, you need checks and balances.

It's not that Mi Yang has no means of checks and balances against Ma Chao. For example, Mi Yang didn't let Ma Chao bring his troops and horses with him.

No matter how much power Mi Yang gave Ma Chao, the soldiers and horses that Ma Chao could command were all Mi Yang's direct descendants. With this foundation, what else should Mi Yang worry about?

Is it possible to worry that Ma Chao will surrender to Cao Wei?

Isn't this funny?

Ma Chao may not understand Mi Yang's considerations in other aspects, but Ma Chao can really feel the trust and respect that Mi Yang expressed for him through Lu Yi's mouth.

Ma Chao even thought that the reason why Mi Yang sent Lu Ai as an envoy had a deep meaning.

As a representative of the group of Liang officials who distrusted him the most in the past, under Mi Yang's arrangement, Lu Yi came to him in person and read out Mi Yang's most sincere and sincere trust.

This is what Mi Yang is telling himself: don't worry about him being fooled by others, even if that person is his confidant, his trust in himself will never waver.

Mi Yang has already made it this far, so what is there for Ma Chao to hesitate?

Ma Chao took the silk letter written by Mi Yang from Lu Yi with a moved face.

At the same time, a solemn promise came from Ma Chao's mouth.

"If the enemy's iron hooves cross Yinping, under the iron hoofs, there must be Chao's corpse!"

"I also hope Lu Jun will pass on Chao's words to Champion Hou on Chao's behalf."

Even though Lu Yi didn't like Ma Chao in his heart, after hearing these words, his heart was still touched.

How many people in the world can say such decisive words?
Lu Yi's face was still cold, but he nodded to Ma Chao.

This means that he will definitely bring this sentence with him.

Seeing that Lu Yi agreed to himself, Ma Chao invited Lu Yi to go to the camp wall to watch the tragic situation of the Wei army.

By this time, the Wei army in the flames had already died, but the flames were still raging in the Gushan mountain road.

When Lu Yi went up to the camp wall, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.

At a glance, it was full of fires all over the sky.

And amidst the continuous fire, many charred corpses and many siege equipment that were destroyed under the attack of the fire could be vaguely seen.

After seeing this scene, Lu Yi was shocked and immediately turned to look at Ma Chao.

Facing Lu Yi's shocked gaze, Ma Chao told Lu Yi exactly what happened just now.

Of course, in the narrative, Ma Chao emphasized the contribution of Ma Dai.

But after listening to Ma Chao's narration, Lu Yi didn't pay much attention to Ma Dai. Instead, he was very interested in the stone resin mentioned in Ma Chao's words.

Lu Yi just came over from Mi Yang's side, and he who often stayed by Mi Yang's side naturally knew that Mi Yang was quite worried about the Wei army's siege in the future.

The monarch is worried about the humiliation of the ministers. Since the monarch has this kind of worry, Lu Yi has been thinking about how to get rid of Mi Yang's worries all the time.

Now when he knew that Ma Chao had a miraculous item like stone fat, which could easily cause a fire, Lu Yi immediately became concerned.

If this item can be used in the battle of defending the city, then this item will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the attacking side.

It can be seen from the tragedy that Wei Jun is going through now.

Lu Yi hurriedly asked Ma Chao how much stone grease he still had in his hand.

Ma Chao did not expect that Lu Yi would be so interested in such items as Shizhi.

Don’t the children of Confucianism only like classics and classics?
Seeing Lu Yi's urgent tone, Ma Chao quickly told Lu Yi that he had run out of such items as Shizhi in the previous battle.

Although stone grease sometimes automatically emerges on some water surfaces, this is only a rare case and is not common.

Moreover, due to the extremely high flammability of stone fat, it will be very difficult for the world to collect and store it.

Even with Ma Chao's influence in Liangzhou before, he only got a small portion of Shizhi.

After listening to Ma Chao's explanation, Lu Ai did not doubt him. After he continued to ask about Shi Zhi's specific situation, he wanted to leave quickly and report the matter to Mi Yang.

But before leaving, Lu Yi took a look and said to Ma Chao, "I will truthfully report the two victories of General Hussars to the Marquis."

After a pause, Lu Yi said again: "I will also report the merits of Captain Ma in detail."

Lu Yi has a square personality, but he is not stupid.

The meaning of Ma Dai's promotion revealed in Ma Chao's words is hardly concealed.

Regarding Ma Chao's intentions, Lu Yi saw through and did not say anything.

Anyway, Ma Chao's two victories are not worthwhile. As long as there is this foundation, then the other Lu Yi will not be too persistent.

Then Lu Yi reminded Ma Chao.

"After I entered Wudu County, I saw that foreign soldiers and horses were mobilized in many places. I also hope that the Hussar General will take more precautions against this."

After reminding Ma Chao, Lu Ai bowed to Ma Chao, and then hurriedly left the camp.

After Lu Yi left the camp wall, Ma Dai who was not far away immediately came over, and he asked Ma Chao suspiciously:

"Didn't the general say that he had already asked General Zuo for help, so why did Lu Zhizhong come here without reinforcements?"

Facing Ma Dai's question, Ma Chao didn't choose to answer him.

He raised his eyes to look at the Wei army camp a few miles away, and the reminder from Lu Yi just now kept echoing in his mind.

What are you planning?

Due to the fire caused by Shizhi, Guo Huai's first attack on the camp was declared a failure with tragic results.

This failure caused Wei Jun's morale to drop further.

Any famous general would not think of continuing to storm the Han army's camp when morale was low.

So in the next few days, the Han army and the Wei army faced each other across a deep mountain road.

And when the two armies of Han and Wei confronted each other in Gushan, the Central Route Army led by Cao Wei Hussar General Cao Hong himself also stepped into the territory of Hanzhong.

This month is August of the third year of Han Zhangwu.

According to Wei Jun's southern expedition strategy, the Central Route Army led by Cao Hong aimed at Qiaotou, another important town in Hanzhong.

Cao Wei's West Route Army and Central Route Army both went south from Sanguan.

The only difference from the West Route Army is that the Central Route Army led by Cao Hong immediately turned eastward after crossing the Sanguan Pass and detoured all the way to the outside of Wu Street.

From a common sense point of view, due to their different strategic goals, it is normal for the West Route Army to disperse and enter Wudu County, but the Central Route Army led by Cao Hong should take the route of going south from Qishan.

Although the Central Route Army went south from Qishan to Hanzhong, it would take a longer detour than going south from Sanguan from the map.

But once the Wei army crosses Qishan, there are many roads behind Qishan for the army to move quickly.

From this point of view, the overall time for the Central Route Army to enter Hanzhong will not increase, but will be shortened.

Moreover, the strategic purpose of Cao Hong's Middle Route Army is to cut off the connection between the east and the west of Hanzhong. From this strategic purpose, it is more appropriate for the Central Route Army to enter Hanzhong from Qishan.

Because there are many fortresses behind Qishan, if all those fortresses can be removed, then the strategic goal of the Central Route Army will be achieved.

Before Cao Hong's Central Route Army entered Hanzhong, many people thought that Cao Hong would choose this route.

But to everyone's surprise, Cao Hong did not take the conventional marching route, he chose the route from Sanguan to Hanzhong.

Cao Hong did this because of his own considerations.

Although it would be faster to enter Hanzhong from Qishan, Qishan, as an important defense town for the Han army, is not so easy to win.

But if the Wei army bypasses the important town of Qishan and chooses to enter Hanzhong by detour from Sanguan, then it can have a surprise effect tactically, and it can also prevent the Wei army from unnecessary casualties.

Cao Hong's consideration was not wrong, even though the marching route he chose was more difficult, but by surprise, Cao Hong's army went south without any major resistance, and successfully arrived outside Wujie.

Wujie is a small town in Hanzhong, located behind Qishan Mountain.

Since there was no enemy news coming from Qishan Mountain ahead, the general Wujie was caught off guard by the arrival of Cao Hong's army.

In addition, Wujie's city defense and military strength were far inferior to those of Qishan, so under the onslaught of the Wei army, Wujie was quickly captured by Cao Hong.

Cao Hong used his tactics and became the first general of the Wei Army's three-way army to win.

Of course, Wujie is not considered a fortress, and the significance of taking it down is not very great.

But for Wei Jun, being able to win a small victory on Mi Yang's territory is enough to make them quite excited.

After taking down Wujie, Cao Hong began to think about his next goal.

The Three Kingdoms don't pay attention to the bad habit of remote command.

As long as Cao Hong can finally achieve his strategic goal, then in the process of accomplishing this strategic goal, what kind of tactics Cao Hong adopts is all right.

For example, Cao Hong chose the marching route.

When Cao Hong was thinking about his next goal, he didn't discuss it with his guard Yang Fu.

Everyone in Wei knew that the relationship between Cao Hong and Yang Fu was very bad.

Cao Hong suspected that Cao Zhen arranged Yang Fu to be his guard, and Cao Zhen deliberately disgusted him.

After all, the relationship between Cao Hong and Cao Zhen is notoriously poor.

Cao Hong kept flipping through the information collected in his hands. After flipping through for a long time, a routine piece of information caught Cao Hong's attention.

This information is about who the current Yangping Gatekeeper will be.

That person was Wu Yi, the general who conquered the North.

After realizing this, Cao Hong remembered what he saw in Chencang, about a series of major events that happened in Liangzhou last year.

One of the big events was about how Mi Yang suppressed Wu Yi.

The sigh of "Summer Sun" was said by Wu Yi himself.

Anyone who knows the origin of this sentence can hear Wu Yi's dissatisfaction with Mi Yang from this sentence.

If that's the case, why didn't he make a fuss about it?

(End of this chapter)